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whistled whistled definition

whistled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  whistle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  whistle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  whistle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  whistle 
 
  6  senses  of  whistle 
 
  Sense  1 
  whistle 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  2 
  whistle 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  3 
  whistle 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  4 
  whistle 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  5 
  whistle,  sing 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  6 
  whistle 
  =>  sign,  signal,  signalize 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  whistle 
 
  whistle  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  whistle 
 
  Sense  1 
  whistle 
  =>  sound,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  whistle 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  whistle 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  whistle 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  whistle,  sing 
  =>  sound,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  whistle 
  =>  sign,  signal,  signalize 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  whistle 
 
  The  verb  whistle  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  whistle  --  (make  whistling  sounds;  "He  lay  there  snoring  and  whistling") 
  2.  (2)  whistle  --  (move  with  or  as  with  a  whistling  sound:  "The  bullets  whistled  past  him") 
  3.  (2)  whistle  --  (utter  or  express  by  whistling;  "She  whistled  a  melody") 
  4.  (1)  whistle  --  (move,  send  or  bring  as  if  by  whistling;  "Her  optimism  whistled  away  these  worries") 
  5.  (1)  whistle,  sing  --  (make  a  whining,  ringing,  or  whistling  sound;  "the  kettle  was  singing";  "the  bullet  sang  past  his  ear") 
  6.  whistle  --  (give  a  signal  by  whistling;  "She  whistled  for  her  maid") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  whistle 
 
  The  verb  whistle  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  whistle  --  (make  whistling  sounds;  "He  lay  there  snoring  and  whistling") 
  2.  (2)  whistle  --  (move  with  or  as  with  a  whistling  sound:  "The  bullets  whistled  past  him") 
  3.  (2)  whistle  --  (utter  or  express  by  whistling;  "She  whistled  a  melody") 
  4.  (1)  whistle  --  (move,  send  or  bring  as  if  by  whistling;  "Her  optimism  whistled  away  these  worries") 
  5.  (1)  whistle,  sing  --  (make  a  whining,  ringing,  or  whistling  sound;  "the  kettle  was  singing";  "the  bullet  sang  past  his  ear") 
  6.  whistle  --  (give  a  signal  by  whistling;  "She  whistled  for  her  maid") 



whistled definition